From One Mom To Another

Two of my very best friends are single. One lives in Washington, D.C. yet is originally from the south. While she believes in southern hospitality and all that goes along with it, the guys in D.C. do not, and apparently neither do the women who constantly think she should go out with a guy after […]

Since I began this adoption series on 1smartmom, I have mentioned a few times that we have been in a lengthy international adoption process. I have chosen this month to begin to tell you this story. This is not an article of what to do or not to do in an international adoption. […]

A few months ago a friend of mine mentioned that she and another friend of her’s swapped house cleaning. I thought this was such a marvelous idea I suggested it to my sister. She thought it was great too, so we set a day. We have been doing it for a few months […]

As many of you know I have been taking a healthy cooking class. I have been learning so much about what the ingredients I read on packages really are.( I am going to share some of them here soon). I have always been amazed at how many parents do not understand the importance of […]

“The testing of your faith produces endurance.”
1 Corinthians 1:3 (NAS)
Everywhere I turn around these days this word, endurance, seems to be screaming at me. And in just about every area of my life I would like to scream back at it. My devotional said “God won’t permit more pressure than we can handle” and then […]

Yesterday I received an email from “the mom blogs” wanting my thoughts on the following news:
Woman Sues Doctor for Child-Rearing Costs After Failed Abortion
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
BOSTON — A woman who had an abortion but still gave birth has filed a lawsuit against two doctors and a family planning organization seeking the costs of raising […]

Ben and I have used a parenting method from the time Emily was born called “Growing Kids God’s Way” or “Baby Wise.” While we have not read all the material we have found the infant and toddler information very helpful. One of the philosophies this program supports is that the nucleus of the family is […]

So do not worry saying ‘What shall we eat or what shell we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly father knows that you need them. But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as […]

This will be helpful, especially if you are having struggles in discipline, or difficult behaviors.
1) Are expectations clearly communicated?
Have a sit down and clearly tell your children what you expect of them. If you went to a job and the boss gave you no direction and then yelled at […]